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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother, Mildred, was a strong supporter.
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William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. The collection was largely overlooked by critics.
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Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Teaching the young students is what inspired him to write Lord of the Flies.
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Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. He considered the theater his strongest literary influence.
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Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. After World War II ended Golding went back to teaching.
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after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.
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Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.the story is about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck.
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The year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel
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In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. Golding had 2 children. After he died his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously.
